Crock Pot Herbed Spaghetti Sauce

By Amy Herald
@Meave

I throw all this in the slow cooker and let it go a few hours and serve with any pasta I happen to have on hand! I've gotten to where this is about all I cook for pasta. Its so much better than any brand of jarred sauce out there and I would bet its better for you anyway! Gustare!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:

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Serves:

10+

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

3 Hr

Method:

Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients

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1 lb: ground beef
1 lb: bulk pork sausage
1: onion,
5 clove: garlic, minced
3 can(s): (15 oz,) tomato sauce
1 can(s): (15 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
2 can(s): (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 c: water
1 can(s): (6 oz.) mushrooms, sliced
1/4 c: fresh parsley, chopped (sub 1 tbsp. dried)
1/4 c: fresh basil (sub 1 tbsp.dried)
1 1/2 tsp: dried oregano
2 Tbsp: brown sugar
1: bay leaf
: hot cooked pasta

How to Make Crock Pot Herbed Spaghetti Sauce

Step-by-Step

1Combine ground beef, sausage, onion and garlic in a large frying pan; cook until meat is browned, stirring to crumble meat.
2Drain off grease. Pour meat mixture and remaining ingredients except for spaghetti into slow cooker.
3Cook over low heat for 3-4 hours.
4Serve over hot cooked pasta, any type.